Ἐλεάζαρ(Heb. G1648
Eleazar, ancestor of Jesus in Matthew's genealogy
The Greek form of the Hebrew name meaning 'God has helped,' referring to an ancestor of Jesus. Eleazar appears twice in Matthew 1:15, listed in the post-exilic portion of the genealogy. Little is known of this individual beyond his place in the lineage. The name was common in post-exilic Judaism, borne by several priests and leaders including Aaron's son.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Referring to a post-exilic ancestor in Jesus' genealogy, this proper name appears twice in Matthew 1:15 as the genealogy traces the line from Babylonian exile to Joseph. The repetition reflects Matthew's formulaic 'A begot B' pattern. The transliterations vary across languages (Eleasar in German, Éléazar in French) as they render the Hebrew original through Greek. 2×
AR["أَلِعَازَرَ", "وَ-أَلِعَازَرُ"]·ben["ইলীয়াসর", "ইলীয়াসর;"]·DE["Eleasar"]·EN["Eleazar"]·FR["Éléazar"]·heb["אֶלְעָזָר"]·HI["एलाज़ार-को", "एलाज़ार-ने"]·ID["Eleazar", "Eleazar;"]·IT["Eleazaro"]·jav["Éléazar", "Éléazar;"]·KO["엘르아살-은", "엘르아살-을"]·PT["Eleazar"]·RU["Елеазар", "Елеазара"]·ES["Eleázar"]·SW["Eleázar"]·TR["Elazar"]·urd["العازر", "العازر-نے"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Ἐλεάζαρ(Heb. אֶלְעָזָר), ὁ, indecl., Eleazar: Mat.1:15.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)